E Timu Ra Koe

by Harata Tangikuku

E Timu Ra Koe  (1830)  Harata Tangikuku

E timu rā koe, e tai nei,
Rere omaki ana ai ki waho rā.
Hei runga nei au tiro iho ai
Nga roro whare ki Mihimarino
Nāku ia nā koe i kakekake
I ngā rangi rā, ka hori nei.

E tangi rā koe e te kihikihi;
Tēnei koe ka rite mai ki ahau.
Me he hūroto au kei rō repo,
Me he kākā, e whakarāoa ana.

Tirohia atu koia mo ko Tāwera,
Whakakau ana mai ki uta?
Hohoro mai koia,
hei hoa moe ake
Mōku rā, e tiu nei.

Me he pōrangi au e keha ana
Me haurangi, kai waipiro;
Me he tāhuna rere i te amo hau,
He perehia rere ki tawhiti.

Tiro iho ai au ki ahau
Rinoi ra e te uaua;
Te koha kore o te kai ki ahau,
Heke rāwaho i te kiri ora.

Waiho au kia pōaha ana,
He rimu pukā kei te ākau